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Park At West End Opens Today

The Ferris wheel and carousel at the downtown Park at West End will reopen today.

The park will be open for the season from 4-9 p.m. today, according to a news release from the Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Department.

The carousel and Ferris wheel will be open Saturday during the annual downtown Heritage Festival from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Each ride on the Ferris wheel and carousel costs $1, or the park also offers four free rides with purchase of a $20 card, the release states.

The Park at West End, 15 N. Second St. off Garrison Avenue, will be open Fridays and Saturdays through May. Summer hours begin May 28, when the park will be open 4-9 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 4-10 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays.

The free Heritage Festival will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Old Frisco Station, the Fort Smith National Historic Site, Ross Pendergraft Park, the Fort Smith Museum of History and other downtown facilities.